One Billion Dollars....

[Jbb]

Sinking (http://www.ueba.net/go/6685)

[spectratoad]

Just a ballast problem. We have more on order and it should be here anyday. :eek:

[Tom Brown]

On an expensive platform like that, they should spring for an Optima/pump/float switch in all four pedestals.

[CandyA$$]

I am just flabergasted.
I thought these things had floating devices on them.
I mean the ocean floor is always going to move so why did this not have floating devices. Don't they check their levels in the ocean floor.
Oh my my

[Redneck]

great now gas will hit 10 dollars a gallon :hammerhea

[Jordy]

That looks like more than a 20 degree list to my untrained eye... :idea: :D

[HCS]

Isn't than a mess. :jawdrop:

[hoolign]

I am just flabergasted.
I thought these things had floating devices on them.
I mean the ocean floor is always going to move so why did this not have floating devices. Don't they check their levels in the ocean floor.
Oh my my
It does float,it's a semi- submersable rig in apposed to a jack up.It works balast pumps that can transfer either form neutral to positive bouyancy. They are only attached to the sea floor by anchors that are set out at quite a distance.. Some of them have dynamic positioning systems on them which can move the rig around under its own propulsion sysyem. Jack up rigs are set on the bottom but tend to work in much shallower areas.
There are submersible rigs, jack ups, drill ships and semi submersibles. Ships and semi's dont touch the sea bottom for anchoring at the base of the rig, just by anchors lines.
clear as mud?

[KACHINA KEN]

Shit'll buff out............

[CandyA$$]

It does float,it's a semi- submersable rig in apposed to a jack up.It works balast pumps that can transfer either form neutral to positive bouyancy. They are only attached to the sea floor by anchors that are set out at quite a distance.. Some of them have dynamic positioning systems on them which can move the rig around under its own propulsion sysyem. Jack up rigs are set on the bottom but tend to work in much shallower areas.
There are submersible rigs, jack ups, drill ships and semi submersibles. Ships and semi's dont touch the sea bottom for anchoring at the base of the rig, just by anchors lines.
clear as mud?
Thanks for the clarification.
I truely did not understand that situation, but now I know.
Thank you

[Badseed]

i am out out on another Semi-submersible rig right now, we are about 3 miles from it and can see it in the distance. they have gotten it pretty well level again. that is a production rig built by BP it hasnt even worked yet, it has been in the gulf only about six months. it was supposed to start producing shortly on a project called thunderhorse, one of BP's biggest production sites in the gulf. we are developing the largest one for them right now...well we will be whenever thrusters get replaced. (equivalent of blowing up your drive on the first trip up river!)
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